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Seaside, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- Castro Valley spends 15.7% more per student than Seaside.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Castro Valley than in Seaside. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 13.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Seaside
 Seaside, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,156  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor526  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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